Semi-finals: Wind of Phantom vs Shop Music

Listen to the tracks and make your selection.

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057 Suikoden V — Wind of Phantom (B)
169 Jets 'n' Guns — Shop Music (B)

Yeah, Shop Music was never particlarly high on my list of favorite songs, and seeing it here stirs the dusky embers of heartbreak in an open wound.

Our little Suikotune that could may have disadvantages, some of them severe, but it's still the more attractive of the two. I'd sure as hell rather see it crowned, that's for sure.

Shop Music isn't my favorite Machinae Supremacy track, or even Jets'N'Guns track, but since it's at the least decent and (the superior, in my opinion,) FanVaCoolt was shot out of the water by Baljhet Mountain.. it has my support in this round.

I'm more than willing to dub this the greatest opening theme EVAR vs the greatest shop theme EVAR. But I don't see any reason to pull support for my nom yet...I definitely feel its' the stongest track remaining at this point (and now that Idola is gone, I can say that with zero hesitation).

I'm happy with a final four placing, but another victory for Prince and Co. would be SHWEET!

Wind of Phantom beat Unsung War and after beating my favorite track I'd hate to see it end here. Since I like Wind of Phantom anyways I'll vote for it.

A very difficult call. However, I find Shop Music to be a bit more riveting. I voted against it in the last pairing, but I now have less reason to do so. I would've chosen "IDOLA" over Wind of Phantom as well.

Not as hard a choice as I thought it would be, honestly. I've grown to find "Shop Music" a bit repetitive, with it also missing a bit of something that could have made it better. Don't quote me on that, though.

As for "Wind of Phantom"...I never grow tired of it. Never. And I've been listening to it a lot lately. It gets my vote for being slightly easier on the ears basically.

(Whoa, unfortunately this post makes me sound like I'm anti-"Shop Music"...I'm not, though.)

Hilariously difficult. I guess I could vote for either of those tracks, but as I stated in many previous posts, I secretly fell in love with Shop Music, which by far doesn't mean that I dislike Wind of Phantom, but ehh, I guess I have to make a choice here, and the choice will be Shop Music

I have to say, Shop Music is by far the biggest hype I've witnessed in this contest. It's very surprising that it made it this far, because it honestly sounds like typical stage music in some shump. I really don't see why so many of you love it, and it will be kind of shocking if it makes it to the finals/wins the contest.

Shop Music is pretty darn good and worthy, I think of its Semi-Final standing. But Phantom is a wee bit better, and as I said in the other, a Bobelo/Phantom match would be king.

Whoafuck D= This'll be rough. The other pairing was close. Let's see how this looks...

omfg. Suiko 5. I had no idea the opening track was in this (my attention wavered from this event due to time constraints). I thought the opening was very nice, as it seemed to play homage to the predecessors. The only thing that rubs me wrong is when the (?)electric guitar(?) kicks in maybe 2/3 into it. Other than that, this song is very memorable. I love the strings section in this song, for the most part <3

Shop Music... Hmm. Never heard this one. Lets give it a listen.

Shop Music wins. Suiko 5's theme holds a memorable feel to it (minus points for the guitar riff I mentioned), but the Shop Music tune. Ooooh it's nice. I love the absolute silence halfway into it, and how it restarts. Sounds fantastic.

Shop Music gets my vote with no regrets. I'll have this playing in loop on Winamp for a while :3

Well, at least if Shop Music wins, it'll make the final vote that much easier.

Also, I do beleive that this will be the first completed BSC to not have a Mitsuda track take the pot.

I don't think Shop Music is overrated it has a cool beat with more than 120 bpm.

I just tied the vote in both pairings. Fuh~ney.

Suikoden V — Wind of Phantom VS Jets 'n' Guns — Shop Music

Man, now here's a tough decision. I've supported both songs up until now...

My vote goes to Wind of Phantom by a very small margin. I think that it throws in a little more variety.

Eh...I'm not sure...:\

I haven't followed the path for both tracks. Shop Music has an interesting beat, nothing more. Suikoden music is boring and nothing appealing for my ears. And my Atalante was bad ? Come on.........................

I'm not even decided yet which crap I'm gonna vote here....

They're both fantastic songs. I decided to go with Wind of Phantom; it could definitely fit the "Best Song" title.

Oh no, Shop Music lost, now we don't have any shop music themes left =(

Glad I was able to get my vote in [/end sarcasm].

Hmm, I thought "Shop Music" had what it took to beat "Wind of Phantom". Not really thrilled with the finalists; they're pretty nice but not really excellent, you know. There are way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way better songs in the top 16 and companion disc that should be in the finals instead. *sigh* So much for illusions of greatness...